Smokey Robinson to receive Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize

The US Library Of Congress has named Smokey Robinson as the next recipient of their Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Smokey Robinson is to be the next US Library Of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

He’ll receive the honour in Washington, DC, in November, after the government body decided to reward his talent as “one of music’s greatest living lyrical poets.”

The Library notes the former Miracles frontman’s career achievement of having worked on over 4000 songs, influencing the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson and others – and having had 1965 classic The Tracks Of My Tears added to the National Recording Registry in 2007 as a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant sound recording.”

Robinson says: “It gives me such joy and gratitude to be included among the past recipients of this most prestigious songwriting award.”